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What is the Kanji for 'Kind' and 'Type'? | 類

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Kind' and 'Type', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Kind' and 'Type' is 類.

    kanji

    類

    Meaning

    Kind, Type

    Reading

    kunyomiたぐ

    tagu

    onyomiるい

    rui

    Parts

    类 頁Page

    Example Word

    種類: kind or type. The Japanese noun '種類 (しゅるい)' refers to a 'kind' or 'type' of something. It is used to categorize or classify things based on their characteristics. For example: there are many kinds of flowers「花の種類はたくさんあります」(はなのしゅるいはたくさんあります). What type of music do you like?「どんな種類の音楽が好きですか?」(どんなしゅるいのおんがくがすきですか?). This word is commonly used in everyday conversation and can apply to a wide range of contexts, such as food, animals, products, or ideas.

    Radical

    頁

    Stroke Count

    18

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    407

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 類

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    类

    radical

    頁

    Meaning

    Page

Words Using 類

This kanji is used in 9 words:

    word

    親類

    Meaning

    Relative

    word

    衣類

    Meaning

    Clothing

    word

    類似

    Meaning

    Similarity

    word

    類い

    Meaning

    Kind, Type

    word

    類

    Meaning

    Type

    word

    人類

    Meaning

    Humankind

    word

    種類

    Meaning

    Kind, Type

    word

    書類

    Meaning

    Documents

    word

    分類

    Meaning

    Classification

Kanji Related to 類 Through the Part 頁

These 21 kanji contain the part 頁 as well.

    kanji

    頓

    Meaning

    Immediate

    kanji

    煩

    Meaning

    Vexed, Anxiety

    kanji

    須

    Meaning

    Necessary

    kanji

    顎

    Meaning

    Chin

    kanji

    頑

    Meaning

    Stubborn

    kanji

    順

    Meaning

    Order, Obey

    kanji

    領

    Meaning

    Territory

    kanji

    預

    Meaning

    Deposit

    kanji

    頼

    Meaning

    Ask, Trust

    kanji

    頒

    Meaning

    Partition, Distribute widely

    kanji

    寡

    Meaning

    Few, Widow

    kanji

    額

    Meaning

    Amount, Forehead

    kanji

    願

    Meaning

    Request, Wish

    kanji

    傾

    Meaning

    Incline, Lean

    kanji

    顕

    Meaning

    Appear, Manifest

    kanji

    頂

    Meaning

    Crown, Accept

    kanji

    項

    Meaning

    Clause, Paragraph

    kanji

    題

    Meaning

    Topic

    kanji

    頻

    Meaning

    Frequently, Frequent

    kanji

    頃

    Meaning

    Approximate

    kanji

    顧

    Meaning

    Look back, Review

Learn the Kanji 類

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What does 類 mean?

類 means 'Kind' and 'Type'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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